Az-zahra Atika Putri and Zata Ismah 2026. BETWEEN FEAR AND THE DESIRE TO BE ACCEPTED: SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG WOMEN WHO USE SOCIAL MEDIA: Received: 30th January 2026, Revised: 6th April 2026, 16th April 2026, Accepted: 22nd April 2026, Date of Publication: 24th July 2026. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences. 12, 2 (Jul. 2026), 22–36. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2026.122.2236.